'Stop panic buying': SAPD asking the public to quit collecting toilet paper as if its Fiesta medals

For weeks now, shoppers have stocked up on toilet paper, clearing shelves at local grocery stores amid fears of the coronavirus. In an effort to remind residents to stop panic buying, the San Antonio Police Department tweeted a Fiesta-related joke Thursday in hopes that San Antonians will relate.

For weeks now, shoppers have stocked up on toilet paper, clearing shelves at local grocery stores amid fears of the coronavirus. In an effort to remind residents to stop panic buying, the San Antonio Police

For weeks now, shoppers have stocked up on toilet paper, clearing shelves at local grocery stores amid fears of the coronavirus. In an effort to remind residents to stop panic buying, the San Antonio Police Department tweeted a Fiesta-related joke Thursday in hopes that San Antonians will relate.

For weeks now, shoppers have stocked up on toilet paper, clearing shelves at local grocery stores amid fears of the coronavirus. In an effort to remind residents to stop panic buying, the San Antonio Police

"Stop panic buying! Only buy what you need, so others can have some too," the tweet said, concluding with hashtags asking the community to be kind to their neighbor and to stay safe.

The police department isn't the first to release a message about the panic buying. Earlier this week, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg tweeted that he was tired of seeing a "trunk full" of toilet paper hoarding.

H-E-B has limited the amount of toilet paper a shopper can buy at one time. The purpose of the limits is to keep the supply chain strong, the company said in a news release this week.